Camping in Oklahoma’s Cherokee county
With almost 1,400 acres ideal for camping and 14 parks, it’s a Lake camper’s paradise. Most camping grounds are patrolled twenty-four hours a day by the State Park Rangers, Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission Rangers and the Corps of Engineers. Most parks have boat ramps, restrooms equipped with showers, picnic shelters, tables, swimming areas, playgrounds, and grills. Handicap accessible sites are also available. Tenkiller Lake in Oklahoma is one of the best unspoiled, natural, clear water lakes in the United States of America.

Oklahoma Fishing for all seasons.
Lake Tenkiller is a popular lake for fishing tournaments. Year-Round fishing includes but is not limited to, bass, crappie, catfish, walleye and trout. The trout fishery on the Illinois River above the lake attracts many visitors. Three heated fishing docks offer winter fun for crappie fishing.

Oklahoma Hunting in all seasons
Tenkiller is ranked 2nd in Oklahoma for the number of deer taken during deer season, with approximately 80,000 acres of land for public hunting. Project lands are open for public hunting, except for developed recreational areas and lands in the vicinity of the dam. Approximately 2,590 acres of project land are licensed to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife conservation for a State Game Management Area. Additional attractions are the Gruber Public Hunting Area and the Cherokee Game Refuge on old Camp Gruber near the western shore of the Lake.